FORCE:

A push or pull which when acts on a body produces or tends to produce,

stops or tends to stop the motion of the body is called force.
This definition has been derived from Newton’s first law of motion which
states that a body remains in the state of rest or uniform motion in a
straight line unless it is compelled by some external force to change its
state. This law tells us the change in two different states of a body
i.e. REST and UNIFORM MOTION.

First part of law of forces which talks about the change of state from rest
is a matter of common observation that the things at rest will not move
unless some force is applied on them.
Second part of law talks about change of state of uniform motion of a
body. Bodies once set in motion and moving force withdrawn stops after
some time due to force of friction. If this force of friction would not have
been there, the bodies moving in straight line will keep on moving
forever.

In definition we studied tends to produce and tends to stop, it means that

a minimum value of force is required to change the state of rest of a body
due to inertia. If the force is less than a minimum value, it fails to move
the body. For example, a person applying a force on the wall will not
achieve any result but if a JCB crane applies a force on a wall it will break
or move it form the state of rest.

FFECTS OF FORCE:
When a force acts upon a body, following effects may be produced by it
on that body:

 It may balance the forces already acting on the body thus bringing the
body to a state of rest or equilibrium.

 It may bring a change in the motion of the body, i.e. the motion may be
accelerated or retarded.

 It may change the shape or size of the body i.e. the body may be twisted,
bent, stretched, compressed or distorted by the action of the force.